different between hedge vs remark
hedge
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: h?j, IPA(key): /h?d?/
- Rhymes: -?d?
Etymology 1
From Middle English hegge, from Old English he??, from Proto-West Germanic *haggju, from Proto-Germanic *hagj?, from Proto-Indo-European *kag?yóm. Cognate with Dutch heg, German Hecke. Doublet of quay. More at haw.
Noun
hedge (plural hedges)
- A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
- A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
- 1611, King James Version, Job 1:9–10:
- Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
- 1611, King James Version, Job 1:9–10:
- (Britain, West Country, chiefly Devon and Cornwall) A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
- (pragmatics) A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
- Coordinate term: weasel word
- (finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
- (Britain, Ireland, noun adjunct) Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Folio Society 1973, p.639:
- He then traced them from place to place, till at last he found two of them drinking together, with a third person, at a hedge-tavern near Aldersgate.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Folio Society 1973, p.639:
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English heggen, from the noun (see above).
Verb
hedge (third-person singular simple present hedges, present participle hedging, simple past and past participle hedged)
- (transitive) To enclose with a hedge or hedges.
- (transitive) To obstruct or surround.
- 1769, King James Bible, Hosea 2.6
- Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
- 1670, John Milton, The History of Britain
- Lollius Urbius […] drew another wall […] to hedge out incursions from the north.
- 1769, King James Bible, Hosea 2.6
- (transitive, finance) To offset the risk associated with.
- (transitive, intransitive) To avoid verbal commitment.
- (intransitive) To construct or repair a hedge.
- (intransitive, finance) To reduce one's exposure to risk.
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- hedge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hedge on investopedia.com
Anagrams
- Ghede, Hegde
Middle English
Noun
hedge
- Alternative form of hegge
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remark
English
Etymology 1
From Middle French remarquer, from Old French remarquer, from re- (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”); see mark.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /???m??k/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???m??k/
- Rhymes: -??(?)k
Noun
remark (countable and uncountable, plural remarks)
- An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation.
- An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something
- 1844, Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit
- But the journey might have been one of several hours’ duration, without provoking a remark from either; for it was clear that Jonas did not mean to break the silence which prevailed between them, and that it was not, as yet, his dear friend’s cue to tempt them into conversation.
- 1844, Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit
- A casual observation, comment, or statement
- 2014, Stephen King, Mr. Mercedes: A Novel
- He remembers something Pete Huntley said at lunch, just a remark in passing, and the answer comes to him.
- 2014, Stephen King, Mr. Mercedes: A Novel
- (engraving) Alternative form of remarque
Related terms
- counterremark
- remarkable
Translations
Verb
remark (third-person singular simple present remarks, present participle remarking, simple past and past participle remarked)
- (intransitive) To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
- (transitive) To express in words or writing; to state; to make a comment
- He remarked that it was getting late.
- (transitive) To pay heed to; notice; to take notice of
- 1889 January 3, Antoine D'Abbadie, in a letter to the editor of Nature, volume 39, pages 247-248:
- When travelling in Spain, Willkomm remarked qobar at a distance of 3 or 4 miles, yet, on reaching the actual spot, he saw nothing.
- 1889 January 3, Antoine D'Abbadie, in a letter to the editor of Nature, volume 39, pages 247-248:
- (transitive, obsolete) To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to point out.
- 1633, John Ford, Tis Pity She's a Whore
- Thou art a man remark'd to taste a mischief.
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes
- His manacles remark him; there he sits.
- 1633, John Ford, Tis Pity She's a Whore
Translations
Etymology 2
re- +? mark
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??i?m??k/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??i??m??k/
- Rhymes: -??(?)k
Noun
remark (plural remarks)
- Alternative spelling of re-mark
Verb
remark (third-person singular simple present remarks, present participle remarking, simple past and past participle remarked)
- Alternative spelling of re-mark
Further reading
- remark in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- remark in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Kramer, marker
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